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konar, gen. sing. from an obsolete 'konr', kind; alls k., of all kinds; hvers k., of every kind; margs k., of many kinds; ýmiss k., of sundry kinds; sams k., of the same kind.
konr (pl. -ir), m. poet. (1) son, descendant, kinsman; (2) man.
konu-bú, n. woman's estate;
-efni, n. one's future wife, bride;
-fé, n. marriage portion;
-hár, n. woman's hair;
-klæði, n. pl. woman's attire;
-lauss, a. wifeless, widowed (verða-lauss);
-mál, n. love affair (verða-sekr um -mál), = kvennamál;
-nám, n. abduction of a woman.
-konunga (að), v. to address as a king, to call by the name of king.
-konunga-kyn, n. royal kin, royalty;
-skipti, n. change of kings, succession;
-stefna, f. meeting of kings;
-sætt, f. peace between kings;
-tal, n. series of kings;
-ætt, f. = -kyn.
konung-borinn, pp.,
-borligr, a. of royal birth;
-djarfr, a. speaking boldly to kings;
-dómr, m. kingdom;
-lauss, a. kingless, without a king;
-ligr, a. kingly, royal;
-maðr, m. royal person, king.
konungr (-s, -ar), m. king.
konung-ríki, n. kingdom.
konungs-atsetr, n. king's residence;
-bréf, n. king's writ, warrant;
-bú, n. royal estate;
-efni, n. future king;
-eigur, f. pl. royal property;
-eyrendi, n. royal errand;
-fundr, m. audience given by a king;
-garðr, m. king's palace;
-höfn, f. king's haven;
-kveðja, f. address to a king;
-leyfi, n. king's leave;
-lykill, m. the king's key = axe (which opens all doors and chests); munu Þeir bera -lykil at húsinu, they will break in by force;
-lægi, n. king's berth;
-nafn, n. king's title;
-nautr, m. king's gift;
-niðingr, m. traitor to the king;
-ríki, n. kingdom;
-setr, n. royal residence;
-skrúði, m. king's apparel;
-steði, m. the king's stithy, the mint;
-sveit, f. king's retinue;
-sýsla, f. royal office, district;
-sæti, n. king's seat, residence;
-tekja, f. election of a king;
-tign, f. royal dignity;
-vígsla, f. coronation.
konung-sæll, a. blessed with good kings (höfum vér verit -sælir).
kopar-kanna, f. copper can;
-kross, m. copper cross.
koparr, m. copper.
kopar-stika, f. copper candlestick.
koppr (-s, -ar), m. cup, small vessel.
kordúnu-hosur, f. pl. hose of cordovan leather.
korn, n. corn, grain (Þar var hallæri á korni); oats (gefa hestum k.); in pl. stores of grain (hann flutti með sér mikil korn).
korn-amstr, n. corn-stack;
-ár, n. crop;
-árit brast, the crop failed.
Korn-bretar, m. pl. the Britons of Cornwall (Kornbreta-land).
korn-frój, n. seed-corn;
-hjálmr, m. corn-stack;
-hlaða, f. barn;
-kaup, n. purchase of corn;
-kippa, f. basket for seed-corn;
-sala, f. sale of corn;
-skreppa, f. corn-bag.
-kornskurðar-maðr, m. shearer, reaper;
-mánaðr, m. shearing month.
-korn-skurðr, m. shearing, reaping;
-vist, f. stores of corn.
korpr, m. raven, = hrafn.
kos-eyrir, m. choice things.
kosning, f. kosningr, m. election.
koss (pl. kossar), m. kiss.
koss-mildr, a. fond of kissing.
kosta (að), v. (1) to try, with gen.; k. afls, magns, to try (put forth) one's strength; k. mans, to fall in love; strength; k. mans, to fall in love; B. þurfti alls at k., B. had to exert all his strength; k. kapps, to strive hard; (2) to exert oneself, strive, with infin. (í því, er hann kostar upp at rísa); kostit svá keppa, at Guðrún kløkkvi, do your best to draw tears from G.; (3) to injure, hurt (bæði var kostat hold hans ok bein); impers., þat fall var svá mikit, at kostaði lærlegg hans, that his thigh-bone was hurt; (4) k. e-n mikit, lítit, to cost one much, little; impers., kostar e-n e-t, it costs one so and so much, with the price in gen. (kostar þik þat nökkurs), or acc. (einn riddara kostar átta merkr gulls sinn búnað); (5) to defray the expenses of (þat boð kostaði Unnr); þú hefir kostat oss, thou hast entertained us.
kosta- gen. pl. from 'kostr';
-boð,

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